Tonight on nightly Business Report for this last day of 2014 wednesday, december 31st. Good evening, everyone. On this new years eve. Im susie gharib. Im Bill Griffeth in tonight for tyler mathisen. Once again, no champagne rally on wall street today. All the major averages sold off on the last trading day of the year but it was another banner year for stocks. The blue chip index managed to record its sixth Consecutive Year of gains despite falling in todays final session of the year. The Dow Jones Industrial average tacked on 38 record closes this year. The s p 500 posted 54 new highs. Help improving economy and accommodative Federal Reserve. Last day of 2014 heres how the major averages close. Dow falling 160 points. Nasdaq down 41 and s p falling 21 points. Heres the good news why investors are celebrating today. The yearly performance of the major stock market averages were amazing. Blue chip rose 7. 5 . Nasdaq up 13 and s p gained 11 . Its Third Straight year of gains. As for many
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